Best around Surrounding Areas Of Yamagata Spot List

Head for Zao for the fantastical scenery of white rime, also known as snow monsters!

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

All-you-can-eat inaka (country-style) soba

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

Magnificent views await at the end of the 1,015-step climb

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

Ginzan Onsen's quintessential ryokan is also registered as a Tangible Cultural Property

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

Featuring private baths that are the largest in size and number in the prefecture

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef